He said the woman turned the stroller sideways at the top of a hill before talking to some friends, but soon, the carrier began rolling down the street.

Jeff Blackburn took off in his truck, blocked traffic and ran toward the small boy who was smiling, blissfully unaware of the dangerous situation he barely escaped.

"I pulled my airbrake and jumped out of my truck as fast as I could to stop the stroller 'cause the stroller was either going to go down the hill or cut into the curb,” he told KING 5 News. “Luckily it cut into the curb.”

Blackburn is being declared a hero, but he's not the first garbage truck driver to make headlines for a noble feat.